Harness attachment



(No Model.)

E. 1?. PFLUBGER.

HARNESS ATTACHMENT. No. 303,318. Patented Aug. 12, 1884.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST F. PFLUEGER, OF AKRON, OHIO.

HARNESS ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 303,318, dated August12, 1.884. Application filed April 26, 18S-i. i (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, EENEsT F. PELUEGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Akron, in the county of Summit and State f Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Harness Attachment, of which the following isa specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an attachment for harness; and it has for itsobject to provide a device of this character which may be attached todifferent parts of a harness to produce an ornamental effect.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which may be plainly visible at night, thus warning pedes- Ibeveled edge, a.

trians or drivers of vehicles ofthe approach of a team.

The invention consists in the improved construction and combinations ofparts, hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

- In the drawings, Figure l is a front view of an attachment constructedin accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of thesame. Fig. 3 is a transverse section.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like letters refer tocorresponding parts throughout the several figures, A represents a glassplate of any desired shape, and having a The plate A is provided on itsrear side or back with a design or initial letter. Upon the backof theplate A is provided a covering of metallic leaf, which may be securedthereto by any suitable adhesive substance, covering the entire back ofthe plate A, and imparting to the same the appearance of the leaf withwhich the back thereof is covered. If so desired, the metal leaf may bedispensed with, and the back of the plate A covered lwith luminouspaint, which,

at night,will be plainly visible and give warning of the approach of ateam.

O represents a back plate, to which the glass plate A isV attached, andwhich is provided with a flange, D, to receive and retain the bevelededge of the said glass plate. E represents a loop for attaching the backplate to av harness, the same passing through perforations formed in therear side of the back plate C, and having washers c interposed betweenthe heads formed on the ends thereof and the inner side of the backplate C.

It will be seen that my improvements are applicable to many uses; henceI would have it understood that I do not limit myself to theirapplication to harness attachments.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In aharness attachment, the combination, with a glass plate having aninitial letter or other design, of a coating of luminous paint,substantially as set forth.

2. In aharness attachment, the combination, with a glass plate having abeveled edge and provided upon its rear side with any desired design, ofa back plate having a iiange to receive and retain said plate, said backplate being provided upon its rear side with perforations, through whichpass the ends of an attaching-loop, said ends being provided with heads,and washers interposed between said heads and the inner side of the backplate, substantially asset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiiixedmy signaturcin presence of two witnesses.

. ERNEST F. PFLUEGER.

Witnesses:

F. M. ATTERHALL, L. VIET MARKHAM.

